State Laws Regarding "Phishing"

As of March 24, 2008

Phishing is a scam where fraudsters send spam or popup messages to lure personal or financial information from unsuspecting victims. (See OnGuardOnline.gov for practical tips from the federal government and private industry to help guard against Internet fraud).

State	Statutory Citation
Arkansas	Ark. Stat. Ann. §4-111-102 Ark. Stat. Ann. §4-111-103
California	Cal. Bus & Prof. Code D. 8, Ch. 33 §§22948 to 22948.3
Illinois	Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 740, §§7/1 - 7/15
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§51:2021 to 51:2025 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§51:2031 to 51:2035 La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§51:2073, 51:2074
Montana	Mont. Code Ann. §30-14-1712 Mont. Code Ann. §33-19-410
New York	N.Y. Business Law §390-b
Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §776.9 Okla. Stat. tit. 15, §776.12
Tennessee	Tenn. Code Ann. §§47-18-5201 to 47-18-5205
Texas	Tex. Business and Commerce Code Ann. §48.001 Tex. Business and Commerce Code Ann. §325.001